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1. US-China trade showdown: where do the talks stand after Day 1?
Top officials from China and the United States are expected to start a second day of negotiations in London on Tuesday morning local time, as the two sides strive to de-escalate a stand-off over trade and technology that has sent shock waves across the global economy.
2. ‘Chaotic era’: Chinese state media say LA protests are proof of a broken America
Chinese state media have sought to portray the escalating Los Angeles protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies as proof of a broken government and the lack of social cohesion in the United States.
3. How US students discovered Unit 731 horrors, and an American war crime cover-up

As thousands of students gather this week for the finals of the National History Day contest in the US state of Maryland, one research project may stand out – not only as a sobering reminder of an infamous, often forgotten Japanese military unit, but also for America’s role in keeping its war crimes quiet.
4. Xi Jinping urges South Korea’s new president to set relations with China on ‘right course’
China’s President Xi Jinping has told South Korea’s new leader Lee Jae-myung to put relations back on “the right course” and work with Beijing to uphold multilateralism and free trade.
5. Pressured by US tariffs, Chinese exports expand in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia
Chinese exports to major industrial centres in Southeast Asia rose by double-digit percentages in the first five months of the year to satisfy growing consumer markets, feed offshore factory investments and offset losses from high US tariffs.
6. China’s Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers sail beyond second island chain
In an unprecedented show of strength, the Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong have been conducting exercises in the western Pacific Ocean beyond the second island chain.
7. Did China’s first emperor send expedition west in quest for ‘elixir of life’?

History records the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang as sending the alchemist Xu Fu eastwards towards Japan on a quest for the elixir of immortality. However, the ancient texts make no mention of any similar expedition heading west. But according to a state media report, findings by Chinese archaeologists suggest that a western expedition for the “elixir of life” may indeed have been launched during the reign of Qin Shi Huang.


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US-China trade talks, Qin Shi Huang’s western expedition: SCMP daily highlights

Police are seen through smoke on a motorway as protests rock downtown Los Angeles on June 8. Photo: AP

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng, right, shakes hands with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ahead of the start of trade talks in London on Monday. Photo: AP

Visitors look at depiction of human experiments at the Unit 731 museum in Harbin, in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. The facility was built to conduct research into germ warfare, weapons capabilities and the limits of the human body, rather than for mass extermination. Photo: AFP

Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, who unified the various warring states into a single empire. Photo: Wikipedia

US-China trade talks begin in London, Egypt’s new capital project: SCMP daily highlights

Egypt’s new capital city, known as the New Administrative Capital or New Cairo, is being built by a Chinese construction giant. Photo: Shutterstock

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: Reuters

A demonstrator waves a Mexican flag as smoke and flames rise from a burning vehicle during protests against federal immigration sweeps, near Los Angeles City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

The discovery of mountains of rubbish in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China’s central Hunan province has prompted officials to investigate officials and launch protocols to clean the refuse out of ancient caves. Photo: Xinhua

China urges nationals in Los Angeles to be ‘highly vigilant’ amid violent ICE protests

South Korea has a new president. Will it get a new China policy?

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, standing alongside his wife, Kim Hye-kyung, waves after attending his inauguration ceremony in Seoul on June 4. Lee and his progressive Democratic Party are largely regarded as more friendly towards China and North Korea. Photo: EPA-EFE 

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From day 1 of US-China trade talks to Chinese state media pouncing on chaos in Los Angeles, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From day 1 of US-China trade talks to Chinese state media pouncing on chaos in Los Angeles, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


US-China trade talks, Qin Shi Huang’s western expedition: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From day 1 of US-China trade talks to Chinese state media pouncing on chaos in Los Angeles, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. US-China trade showdown: where do the talks stand after Day 1?

From day 1 of US-China trade talks to Chinese state media pouncing on chaos in Los Angeles, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage